A structure transportable in one (1) or more sections, which
when erected on site measures fourteen (14) feet or more in width
and containing at least seven hundred twenty-five (725) square feet
of living space and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling,
with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required
utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and
electrical systems contained therein.

Any parcel of land consisting of five (5) or more acres upon
which two (2) or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping
purposes are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made
for such accommodations.

Any mobile home or structure which is dangerous to human
life or detrimental to health through either lack of maintenance,
or repair generally, or because of unsafe or improper construction
or installation, and includes but is not limited to mobile homes or
structures within a mobile home park in which any one or more of the
following exists:

The exterior wall or walls, supporting structure, doors, windows,
floors, roof, appliances, or equipment are so deteriorated, broken
or damaged as to be hazardous to the occupants; or the walls, roof,
floor, doors or windows are in such condition as not to adequately
protect the occupant or occupants from the elements.

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend
any mobile home park within the corporate limits of the City of Wright
City, Missouri, unless he holds a valid permit issued by the City
Clerk or other designated Official of the City of Wright City, Missouri,
in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration,
or extension proposed.

All applications
for permits to construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within
the corporate limits of the City of Wright City, Missouri, shall be
made to the City Clerk and shall contain the following:

Any person whose application for a permit under this Chapter has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen under the procedure provided by Section 450.060 (H) of this Chapter.

It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate any mobile home park within
the corporate limits of the City of Wright City, Missouri, unless
he holds a valid license issued annually by the City Clerk in the
name of such person for the specific mobile home park. All applications
for licenses shall be made to the City Clerk who shall issue a license
upon compliance by the applicant with the provisions of this Chapter.

Transfer of Licenses. No person holding a license shall
sell, transfer, give away or otherwise dispose of interest in or control
of any mobile home park unless such transferee holds a valid license
issued by the City Clerk in the name of such transferee for the specific
mobile home park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the
license, the same shall be transferred if the mobile home park is
in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Chapter.

Application for Original License. Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application, and shall contain the same information as requested by Section 450.030 of this Chapter.

Application for Renewal of License. Applications for renewals
of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses
and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the
original license was granted or the latest renewal granted.

Hearing. Any person whose application for a license under this Chapter has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen, under the procedures provided in Subsection (H) of this Section.

Inspection. The Mayor, Chief of Police, Building Inspector,
Fire Chief, or any duly authorized agent of the City shall have the
power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property
for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating
to the enforcement of this Chapter. It shall be the duty of the various
named officials, upon their finding and discovery of a violation or
failure to comply with the terms of this Chapter, to report such fact
to the Board of Aldermen in writing as soon as practicable.

Notice of Alleged Violation. Whenever the Board of Aldermen
determines that reasonable grounds exist to believe that there has
been a violation of any provision of this Chapter, the City Clerk
shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom
the permit or license was issued, as hereinafter provided. Such notice
shall:

Be served
upon the owner, or his agent, as the case may require; Provided: That
such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served
upon such owner or agent when a copy thereof has been sent by registered
mail to his last known address, or when he has been served with such
notice by any method authorized or required by the laws of this State;
or when a copy thereof shall have been personally served upon him
by a duly authorized Official of the City of Wright City, Missouri,
at a location within the corporate limits of the City of Wright City,
Missouri;

Hearing Procedures. Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provisions of this Chapter may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen. To obtain such hearing, the person desiring a hearing shall file with the City Clerk a written petition requesting such hearing and setting form a brief statement of the grounds therefore within ten (10) days after the day the notice is served. The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and of the suspension except in the case of an order issued under Section ____. Upon receipt of such petition, the City Clerk shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be set within a reasonable time after receipt of the request therefor by the City Clerk. After such hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall make findings as to compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and shall issue, or cause to be issued by the City Clerk, an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice which shall be served in the manner provided for in Subsection (G) of this Section. Upon the failure of any person to comply with the provisions of any order sustaining or modifying a notice within a reasonable time to be set forth in said order, the license of the mobile home park affected by the order shall be revoked.

Emergencies. Whenever an authorized Official of the City of Wright City finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, he may without notice or hearing issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action to be taken as may be deemed necessary to meet the emergency, including the suspension of the permit or licenses. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the City Clerk shall be afforded a hearing as soon as practicable. The provisions of Subsection (H) hereof shall be applicable to such hearing and the order issued thereafter.

No obstructions of any kind shall be erected, placed or maintained
on or about any mobile home lot which would impede the movement of
a mobile home to or from a site or prevent inspection of plumbing
or electrical facilities.

A mobile home park and all occupied units located in it shall
be connected to the municipal water and sewerage systems. All mobile
home parks shall have fire hydrants every four hundred (400) feet
throughout the park.

The mobile home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip
to open space not less than fifteen (15) feet wide. This strip of
land shall be planted with evergreen type bushes or trees so as to
form site barrier around property except for that portion fronting
the public road. Initially these plants shall be at least three (3)
feet tall and grow to at least five (5) feet within three (3) years.
An alternate can be a five (5) foot wooden site fence.

In all mobile home parks accommodating or designed to accommodate
five (5) or more mobile homes, there shall be developed and maintained
a playground area which shall be easily accessible to all park residents.
The size of such playground area shall be based upon a minimum of
one hundred (100) square feet for each mobile home lot; provided however,
that no playground shall contain less than three thousand (3000) square
feet.

No person occupying any mobile home parked, kept, stored, or
maintained upon any lot, parcel or tract of real property within the
corporate limits of the City of Wright City, Missouri, shall deposit,
throw, spread, or dispose of any human filth or excrement thereupon
or any ground within the City of Wright City, Missouri.

All garbage and refuse shall be stored in tight metal or plastic
cans with tight fitting covers and shall be removed from premises
and disposed of as frequently as may be necessary to prevent nuisance
and unsightliness.

Mobile home park areas shall be lighted at night with lamps
of not less than one hundred (100) watts at intervals of not less
than two hundred (200) feet in any direction and located approximately
fifteen (15) feet from the ground.

Conditions of soil, ground water level, drainage and topography
shall not create hazards to the property or the health of safety of
the occupants of a mobile home park. The site shall not be exposed
to objectionable smoke, noise, odors or other adverse influences,
and no portion subject to unpredictable or sudden flooding, subsidence
or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons
or property to hazards.

Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park
shall be paved, or covered with stone screenings or other solid material
or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing
soil erosion and objectionable dust.

No part of any mobile home park shall be used for non-residential
purposes, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing
and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance
of the park.

Each mobile home lot provided for the occupancy of a single
mobile home unit shall have an area of not less than five thousand
(5,000) square feet. Except in cul-de-sac areas each mobile home lot
shall have a front width of not less than fifty (50) feet.

Two (2) off-driveway parking spaces paved with blacktop or concrete
shall be provided for each mobile home lot. Required parking spaces
may be included within the five thousand (5,000) square feet required
for each mobile home lot.

No mobile home or other structure within a mobile home park
shall be closer to each other than thirty (30) feet except that storage
or other auxiliary structures for the exclusive use of the mobile
home may be no closer to another home than twenty (20) feet.

All mobile homes shall be located not less than twenty-five
(25) feet from any mobile home part property boundary line abutting
upon a public street or highway and at least thirty (30) feet from
other park property boundary lines.

The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide
an adequate foundation for the placement and tie-down of the mobile
home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding,
rotation and overturning. The mobile home stand shall not heave, shift
or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost
action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the
superstructure.

The mobile home stands referred to in Section 450.250 hereof shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs such as cast-in-place concrete "dead men," eyelets imbedded in concrete
foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other
devices securing the stability of the mobile home. Anchors and tie-downs
shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand.

The owners of every mobile home shall provide uniform skirting
within fourteen (14) days after initial placement. Such skirting shall
be of twenty-six (26) gauge solid sheet metal, aluminum or other non-corrosive
metal or material of equal strength and so constructed and attached
to the mobile home so as to deter entry of rodents and insects.

Every mobile home park shall contain an electrical wiring system
consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which
shall be installed and maintained in accordance with all applicable
provisions of the National Electrical Code.

Main power lines not located underground shall be suspended
at least eighteen (18) feet above the ground. There shall be a minimum
horizontal clearance of three (3) feet between overhead wiring and
any mobile home, service building or other structure. All direct burial
conductors or cable shall be buried at least eighteen (18) inches
below the ground surface and shall be insulated and specially designed
for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located not less than one
(1) foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communication lines.

Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved disconnection
device and over current protective equipment. Receptacles shall be
of weatherproof construction and configurations shall be in accordance
with the National Electrical Code.

Each mobile home lot shall abut a mobile home park street within
the mobile home park. Said park streets shall be graded and surfaced
with blacktop or concrete to a continuous width of not less than twenty-five
(25) feet, exclusive of required parking spaces.

Editor's Note — Ord. no. 358 §II, enacted March
25, 1999, repealed section 450.310, Service Buildings, in its entirety.
Said former section derived from ord. no. 171 §33, 11-10-1983.
This section has been left reserved for the city's future use.

Any mobile home which shall be found to be so damaged, decayed,
dilapidated, unsanitary or vermin-infested that it creates a nuisance
or is a hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the
public, shall be designated as unfit for human habitation. No owner
or operator of a mobile home park shall permit a mobile home to remain
in a mobile home park when the mobile home has been designated as
unfit for human habitation.

It shall be unlawful for any person to place a mobile home within
the corporate limits of the City of Wright City, Missouri, unless
he has obtained a valid permit issued by the City Clerk or designated
official of the City of Wright City for such mobile home. The City
Clerk shall not issue a permit for any mobile home unless said mobile
home is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this Chapter
and is less than ten (10) years old unless approval is obtained from
the Code Enforcement Officer for a mobile home that is over ten (10)
years old but not more than fifteen (15) years old.

Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces and wood-burning
stoves shall be so located, constructed, maintained, and used as to
minimize fire hazard and smoke nuisance both on the property on which
used and on neighboring property. No open fire shall be permitted
except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended.
No fuel shall be used and no material burned which emits dense smoke
or objectionable odors.

The growth
of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled to prevent harborage
of ticks, chiggers and other noxious insects. Parking areas shall
be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed, poison ivy,
poison oak, poison sumac and other noxious weeds considered detrimental
to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowth
of any description.

All fuel oil supply systems shall be installed and maintained
in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing such
systems. All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders to
mobile homes shall be permanently installed and securely fastened
in place.

Each
occupied mobile home lot shall be equipped with a storage vault or
building for the use and convenience of residents. Said vaults or
buildings shall be maintained in a neat and presentable manner and
each such storage vault or building shall have a storage capacity
of not less than seventy-five (75) square feet. Building not to exceed
ten (10) feet total height.

The person to whom a license for a mobile home park is issued
shall operate the park in compliance with this Chapter and shall provide
adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment
in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition. The park management
shall notify the park occupants of all applicable provisions of this
Chapter and shall inform them of their duties and responsibilities
under this Chapter and regulations issued hereunder.

The park management shall maintain a register containing the
names of all park occupants identified by lot number or street address.
Such register, as the same exists on January first (1st), shall be
delivered to the City Clerk on or before January fifteenth (15th)
of each year and shall be available to any authorized person inspecting
the park.

All occupants of a mobile home park shall comply with all applicable
requirements of this Chapter and shall maintain his mobile home lot,
its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary
condition. The mobile home park occupant shall be responsible for
proper placement of his mobile home on its stand and proper installation
of all utility connections.

Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or by confinement in the County Jail for not more
than ninety (90) days, or by both fine and confinement in the County
Jail.